Given name
Jarel
“one who rules with the spear”
Jarel is a variant of Jarrell. One English interpretation is “one who rules with the spear.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jarel is a variant of Jarrell. One English interpretation is “one who rules with the spear.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jarel is a variant of Jarrell. An origin associated with Jarrell is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1925. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jarel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,166
- 1,160 boys · 6 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 45 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #7,900 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −29%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,900 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 28.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 41 in 1990. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,024 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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